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Physical organogenesis of the gut by Chevalier, Nicolas R.

“…ABSTRACT The gut has been a central subject of organogenesis since Caspar Friedrich Wolff’s seminal 1769 work ‘De Formatione Intestinorum’. Today, we are…”
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Embryonic Development of Motility: Lessons from the Chicken by Chevalier, Nicolas R

“…I outline here the development of intestinal motility in the chicken embryo. The first contractile events are circular smooth muscle driven calcium waves (E6),…”
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The first digestive movements in the embryo are mediated by mechanosensitive smooth muscle calcium waves by Chevalier, Nicolas R.

“…Peristalsis enables transport of the food bolus in the gut. Here, I show by dynamic ex vivo intra-cellular calcium imaging on living embryonic gut explants…”
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Shifting into high gear: how interstitial cells of Cajal change the motility pattern of the developing intestine by Chevalier, Nicolas R, Ammouche, Yanis, Gomis, Anthony, Teyssaire, Clémence, de Santa Barbara, Pascal, Faure, Sandrine

“…The first contractile waves in the developing embryonic gut are purely myogenic; they only involve smooth muscle. Here, we provide evidence for a transition…”
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Do Surface Wetting Properties Affect Calcium Carbonate Heterogeneous Nucleation and Adhesion? by Chevalier, Nicolas R

“…We study the effect of wetting properties on the propensity of a surface to heterogeneously nucleate or adsorb calcium carbonate from a saturated aqueous…”
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Hair-on-hair static friction coefficient can be determined by tying a knot by Chevalier, Nicolas R.

“…[Display omitted] •Tying a knot and letting it elastically relax allows to retrieve the static self-friction coefficient of an elastic fiber.•The method is…”
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Critical Overview on Endocrine Disruptors in Diabetes Mellitus by Hinault, Charlotte, Caroli-Bosc, Philippe, Bost, Frédéric, Chevalier, Nicolas

“…Diabetes mellitus is a major public health problem in all countries due to its high human and economic burden. Major metabolic alterations are associated with…”
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The processes underlying flexibility in childhood by Cragg, Lucy, Chevalier, Nicolas

“…It is now well established in the adult literature that the ability to engage in flexible thought and action is a complex skill that relies on a number of…”
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Dual Functional States of R406W-Desmin Assembly Complexes Cause Cardiomyopathy With Severe Intercalated Disc Derangement in Humans and in Knock-In Mice by Herrmann, Harald, Cabet, Eva, Chevalier, Nicolas R., Moosmann, Julia, Schultheis, Dorothea, Haas, Jan, Schowalter, Mirjam, Berwanger, Carolin, Weyerer, Veronika, Agaimy, Abbas, Meder, Benjamin, Müller, Oliver J., Katus, Hugo A., Schlötzer-Schrehardt, Ursula, Vicart, Patrick, Ferreiro, Ana, Dittrich, Sven, Clemen, Christoph S., Lilienbaum, Alain, Schröder, Rolf

“…BACKGROUND:Mutations in the human desmin gene cause myopathies and cardiomyopathies. This study aimed to elucidate molecular mechanisms initiated by the…”
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Human Health and Ocean Pollution by Landrigan, Philip J, Stegeman, John J, Fleming, Lora E, Allemand, Denis, Anderson, Donald M, Backer, Lorraine C, Brucker-Davis, Françoise, Chevalier, Nicolas, Corra, Lilian, Czerucka, Dorota, Bottein, Marie-Yasmine Dechraoui, Demeneix, Barbara, Depledge, Michael, Deheyn, Dimitri D, Dorman, Charles J, Fénichel, Patrick, Fisher, Samantha, Gaill, Françoise, Galgani, François, Gaze, William H, Giuliano, Laura, Grandjean, Philippe, Hahn, Mark E, Hamdoun, Amro, Hess, Philipp, Judson, Bret, Laborde, Amalia, McGlade, Jacqueline, Mu, Jenna, Mustapha, Adetoun, Neira, Maria, Noble, Rachel T, Pedrotti, Maria Luiza, Reddy, Christopher, Rocklöv, Joacim, Scharler, Ursula M, Shanmugam, Hariharan, Taghian, Gabriella, van de Water, Jeroen A J M, Vezzulli, Luigi, Weihe, Pál, Zeka, Ariana, Raps, Hervé, Rampal, Patrick

“…Pollution - unwanted waste released to air, water, and land by human activity - is the largest environmental cause of disease in the world today. It is…”
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Measuring the micromechanical properties of embryonic tissues by Chevalier, Nicolas R., Gazguez, Elodie, Dufour, Sylvie, Fleury, Vincent

“…[Display omitted] •We describe how to use glass fiber cantilevers to measure embryonic tissue elasticity.•We outline how pressure can be applied to embryonic…”
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Commentary: Localization of contractile wave nucleation sites as an emerging phenomenon of stochastic myogenic gut motility by Chevalier, Nicolas R.

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Encouraging performance monitoring promotes proactive control in children by Hadley, Lauren V., Acluche, Frantzy, Chevalier, Nicolas

“…Monitoring progression towards one's goals is essential for efficient cognitive control. Immature performance monitoring may contribute to suboptimal cognitive…”
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Super-hydrophobic powders obtained by froth flotation: properties and applications by Chevalier, Nicolas R

“…Super-hydrophobic materials offer a wide range of industrially relevant applications such as water-repellent construction materials, surface or textile…”
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From prioritizing objects to prioritizing cues: a developmental shift for cognitive control by Chevalier, Nicolas, Dauvier, Bruno, Blaye, Agnès

“…Emerging cognitive control supports increasingly adaptive behaviors and predicts life success, while low cognitive control is a major risk factor during…”
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Embryogenesis of the peristaltic reflex by Chevalier, Nicolas R., Dacher, Nicolas, Jacques, Cécile, Langlois, Lucas, Guedj, Chloé, Faklaris, Orestis

“…Key points Neurogenic gut movements start after longitudinal smooth muscle differentiation in three species (mouse, zebrafish, chicken), and at E16 in the…”
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The structure of executive function in 3-year-olds by Wiebe, Sandra A., Sheffield, Tiffany, Nelson, Jennifer Mize, Clark, Caron A.C., Chevalier, Nicolas, Espy, Kimberly Andrews

“…Although the structure of executive function (EF) during adulthood is characterized by both unity and diversity, recent evidence suggests that preschool EF may…”
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Adaptive control and the avoidance of cognitive control demands across development by Niebaum, Jesse C., Chevalier, Nicolas, Guild, Ryan M., Munakata, Yuko

“…Young adults adaptively coordinate their behavior to avoid demands placed on cognitive control. We investigated how this adaptive coordination develops by…”
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Smooth muscle contractility causes the gut to grow anisotropically by Khalipina, Diana, Kaga, Yusuke, Dacher, Nicolas, Chevalier, Nicolas R

“…The intestine is the most anisotropically shaped organ, but, when grown in culture, embryonic intestinal stem cells form star- or sphere-shaped organoids…”
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